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How do I speak to financial aid about a suspension of benefits?

Asked by shpadoinkle_sue (7188points) March 30th, 2010

This is the story. I was unable to get into the Pharm Tech program at a certain 2 year college in SW Washington. It was full. I did what the other 40 people waiting to get in did and took a overview class. My financial aid did not pay for it and promptly dropped me from the class 6 weeks in. They only paid for the other class I took which was online for basic computer applications. Excell, Powerpoint, Word, etc. This left me with 3 credits total. I haven’t a restriction on my pell grant that I have to go full time or half time. The rest of my money goes to other students at the school, which is weird.

Classes start on the 5th of April and I got a letter today(March 30th) saying that my financial aid has been suspended until I take and pay for 5 credits out of pocket. I didn’t take enough credits, apparentally. I really can’t ask anybody to pay for classes. My parents, god love’em, already paid for Fall term. This term is 1,300 dollars. My only options right now are robbing a bank or going to financial aid and getting an explination and result. I’ve had a problem every term with them and I really need some hope that it will be okay. I can be extremely persistant. But I really think I’m just going to walk into the office and be a pushover with the old “it’s not my rules, I just work here” bit.
Please, does anyone have any advice or stories that are relavent to my sitiation? Remember this is the school’s policy, not the goverment’s. Help.

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